@article{ref1,
title="Profile of work-related road traffic accident victims recorded by sentinel health units in Pernambuco, Brazil, 2012-2014",
journal="Epidemiologia e serviços de saúde : revista do Sistema Unico de Saúde do Brasil",
year="2016",
author="Souto, Caroline Cordeiro and Reis, Flávia Karina Wanderley and Bertolini, Raphaella Patrícia Torres and Lins, Rosimeiry Santos de Melo Almeida and Souza, Sandra Luzia Barbosa de",
volume="25",
number="2",
pages="351-361",
abstract="OBJECTIVE:: to describe the profile of work-related road traffic accident (RTA) victims, reported by Road Traffic Accident Information Sentinel Units in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil, from 2012-2014. <br><br>METHODS:: descriptive study of fatal and non-fatal work-related road traffic accident victims, reported by 21 RTA Information Sentinel Units in Pernambuco. <br><br>RESULTS:: 87.8% of the 10,691 cases reported occurred among males; 69.0% of all records were related to the 20-39 age group; the sectors with most injured workers were Transport (24.4%) and Trade (21.3%); most of the victims were drivers (82.0%) and motorcycles were the most frequent vehicle at the time of the accident (77.0%). <br><br>CONCLUSION:: victims were predominantly young male motorcyclists; findings may serve to inform intersectoral actions to prevent work-related RTAs, appropriate to the profile of the victims.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1679-4974",
doi="10.5123/S1679-49742016000200014",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.5123/S1679-49742016000200014"
}